DieselDan
04-27-07, 03:20 PM
I've seen more then a few pictures of some posters with their children on rides. Today, I took my younger child to nearby Hunting Island State Park. (Remember Gullah Gullah Island?) I use my wife's Trek Sole Ride equipped with a Topeak BabySitter child carrier for rides with my little girl. Since the bike only has a limited ratio 3-speed, I thought I was in for a tough day with a steady 20mph wind. I started with a tailwind on the beach and rode the trails back to the car to lessen the headwind. We had a blast! The little one is a month shy of turning 2 and is trying to catch her 8 year old brother! After 12 miles, I treated her to Fraggle Rock on the DVD player on the way home.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/DieselDan_1973/SoleRideandChildSeat.jpg
The bike somewhat loaded. The big red ladybug in the child carrier is the princess' helmet. Yes, I rode a girl's bike with a basket and still passed a Cannondale Scalpel on the trail!
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/DieselDan_1973/EmmaLightnouse.jpg
Cheese puffs, energy food for toddlers! That white building behind her is the Lighthouse. She was not on the bike in this pic.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/DieselDan_1973/Deerincampground.jpg
Had to snap a pic of this doe amongst the campers. The Eastern Whitetail deer on Hunting Island have been stunted in size due to several generations of isolation causing inbreeding. This sub-species, called Hunting Island, is protected.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/DieselDan_1973/SoleRideandChildSeat.jpg
The bike somewhat loaded. The big red ladybug in the child carrier is the princess' helmet. Yes, I rode a girl's bike with a basket and still passed a Cannondale Scalpel on the trail!
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/DieselDan_1973/EmmaLightnouse.jpg
Cheese puffs, energy food for toddlers! That white building behind her is the Lighthouse. She was not on the bike in this pic.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/DieselDan_1973/Deerincampground.jpg
Had to snap a pic of this doe amongst the campers. The Eastern Whitetail deer on Hunting Island have been stunted in size due to several generations of isolation causing inbreeding. This sub-species, called Hunting Island, is protected.